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Simple soil amendments: manure, SCG, kelp, etc.?

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Adding sand .. is it a good idea?

12 replies 5

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Deep compost/ mulch for fruit trees.

11 replies 18 2

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Amending soil with Biochar. Discuss......

12 replies 1 1 5

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Advice for dense clay soil

13 replies 7

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The Sad Legacy of Modern Ag

14 replies 1 4

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Making use of garden waste producing biochar - feasible?

33 replies 3 3 3

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Worm towns...14 reasons why...and why not...and observations

18 replies 6 4

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Tidal forces and soil moisture

38 replies 4

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River silt as topsoil

7 replies 2

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Help for Anaerobic soil

11 replies 4 2

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Here is what's so bad about adding Nitrogen

7 replies 1 1

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Building heavy, acidic clay soil (ultisol)

9 replies 7 5

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Doubt. Fertility on Fukuoka

24 replies 2

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How much char by volume?

10 replies 1 5 2

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Making potting soil from wood chips

15 replies 1 4 3

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I don't want to till! Is this possible? Advice welcome.

13 replies 1 3

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Jar test: Silt vs Clay

13 replies 5

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Newbie questions on soil

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Is on-site sustainability impossible?

38 replies 1 1

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Using Clam Shells as Mineralizer

3 replies 3

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Edibles (feral Day Lilies) growing in sticky green clay

10 replies 5 1

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For the Soil Gurus - A Couple of Newbie Questions About Silty Loams

21 replies 4

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Salinity super high soil test

13 replies 2 1 1

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Could I make absolutely FREE quality potting mix from what's around?

11 replies 1 4

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Recycling old potting soil

23 replies 4

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Soil blocks

10 replies 11 2

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Any ideas what’s digging this hole?

9 replies 1

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Caliche

5 replies 1

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roofing debris all over garden beds; how worried should I be?

8 replies 2

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Too much compost in the soil? Steve Solomon Intelligent gardener

31 replies

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Propagate your own Rhizobia bacteria for seed inoculation?

7 replies

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Getting to know my soil on a detailed level

1 reply 15 4

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Calcium magnesium soil test kit

17 replies 1 3

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Using Onions for Sulfur to Increase Acidity in Soil?

8 replies 1

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Help - can my soil be improved enough to plant a tree ASAP, using what's in my yard?

17 replies 3

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Long term unintended (?) soil improvement

6 replies 2 2

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How can I improve my compacted soil - without digging?

17 replies 1 3 4

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How to safely use chicken manure in my garden?

15 replies 3

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how does subsoil tillage build soil?

18 replies 3

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Building soil after pigs

10 replies 1 1 2

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Must you add new nutrients to no-dig gardens?

11 replies 2 1

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Insulation Foam in Soil

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How can I handle acidic soil in the short term?

12 replies 1

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soil block mixer

12 replies

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Compost and legionella risks

11 replies 6

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Helen Atthowe on soil health

3 replies 1

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Life!!!

1 reply 1 1

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Tiller reccomendations

12 replies 2

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how to improve very shallow, rocky dirt

9 replies 1

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Vermicompost texture question

12 replies 1

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Method to determine pH after combining two soils? Is lime different than other alkaline additives?

8 replies 1

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Greensand: What is it?

2 6

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Poor soil advice

11 replies 1 5

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I love and hate winter rye

2 replies 3 2

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Poultry poop + time = soil amendment?

7 replies 6

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Soil biology question about organic fertilizers

21 replies 1

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Poor soil in mountain region for permaculture

11 replies 1 2

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Do we need carbon in soil?

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my soil ph

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